We have electric heat. We were using the fireplace to help with the heat, but have not been able to get any DRY wood for over a month. We have all our rooms closed off, except for the downstairs, which we can't close anything off there and our bedroom. The bloody house has 30 foot ceilings in the living room and next to no insulation in the front wall. leaky windows... just plain horrid.
Man this is NOT what I needed this month. Guess I better get busy and sell a couple computers!
It is not personal irresponsibility... It is a lack of storage for any more than 2 riks of wood. And with all the rain and snow we have had, everyone is selling soggy wood.
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mountainman Member
Posts: 423 From: Helena, Montana Registered: Mar 2002
Wow, the highest bill for my 1200 sq ft house was about 240. Gas/Electric. It's just me here but damn, (598) that's expensive. I keep the heat at 69 when I'm home and 64 at night. And yes I'm tired of wearing long underwear, but it's better than a huge power bill. JM
YEa.. looks like we will be doing the same thing. I had been having it at 73 when jsut the wife was home.. She is used to the cold and we turn it up to 75-76 when I got home at night.. then abck to 73 at bedtime.
Look for something wrong in your system. A faulty element in your water heater, for example, can rape you on the bill. Call your provider, they can tell you what to look for.
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cliffw Member
Posts: 37753 From: Bandera, Texas, USA Registered: Jun 2003
Our city utility bill, for power/water/sewage/garbage/recycling/streetlights etc last month, was $ 180.00. Natural gas for heat and hot water was $ 120.00.
More words... Condo, no yard. I have exactly enough room for two riks and very strict rules for what is outside. I am only ALLOWED to store the wood in the overhang of my entryway. I suppose if I want to get rid of my car and my tools I could store it in the garage that is BARELY big enough for my Miata.
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Look for something wrong in your system. A faulty element in your water heater, for example, can rape you on the bill. Call your provider, they can tell you what to look for.
Oh I intend to ask if they will check into it for me. But even in the spring, my lowest bill.. with NO ac on was $180
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84fiero123 Member
Posts: 29950 From: farmington, maine usa Registered: Oct 2004
I have a ceiling fan in the living room. But again.. bad insulation and 30 foot ceilings.. nothing seems to help. And I can't find anywhere else to move that does not cost MORE.
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$Rich$ Member
Posts: 14575 From: Sioux Falls SD Registered: Dec 2002
our house is 1994 split level, all rooms heated, up an down stairs. we keep it 67/68 and our bill runs $120~
it has been well below zero here several times
i run a 5000w electric heater in the garage, and a dehumidifier to keep the floor dry, it is 50* in the garage all the time and our electric bill is right around $100 also
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$Rich$ Member
Posts: 14575 From: Sioux Falls SD Registered: Dec 2002
I have a ceiling fan in the living room. But again.. bad insulation and 30 foot ceilings.. nothing seems to help. And I can't find anywhere else to move that does not cost MORE.
It is hard to picture the scale, but the exact measurement floor to ceiling is 29 foot and 11.75 inches.
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Must be a 3 story house. My 2 story has a cathedral ceiling ranging from 14' at the wall up to 22' at the peak.
Nope, it is a very badly designed Art Deco Condo from the 60's. 2 story. The 2nd floor master bedroom has a 19 foot ceiling. The spare bedrooms have 16 foot ceilings. The kitchen, dining room and bathrooms have 9 foot ceilings.
The condos are built into the side of a hill. Which is why they have such odd dimensions. Well that and they are designed by an idiot.
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litespd Member
Posts: 8128 From: No where you want to be Registered: Aug 99
1450 Square foot, single story ranch....last bill was $198.93 for gas, electric, water, and sewer. Our city owns all of the utilities...no private companies to deal with.
Something's wrong. A house with walls that high, would most likely be 6" thick walls (mine are). Looks like good sheetrock, carpeting, so drafts shouldn't be the culprit. Your ceiling fan does nothing way up there tho. I have 8' drops on the 2 fans I have in the big room and they move the heat around perfectly.
The only room in my house that doesn't stay toasty is the bathroom, and that's because we keep the door closed because of the 2 cats. Thermostat stays on 71 during the winter and summer.
The biggest problem is the front wall.. the shortest wall. It is too thin, The entire thing moves when you open of close the door. Not much, but you can see it. Also the front wall has a plate glass window, 7 foot high and 6 foot wide. It leaks air like a bad tire, so does the door and every other window here... There is NO insulation in the front wall. The kitchen it always like an ice box. The laundry ... Well the laundry may as well be outside.. It is unbearably cold. Zero insulation and crappy windows... shoddy workmanship... jsut all in all a bad place. Sure glad I decided NOT to buy it!
My upstairs stays pretty warm. The downstairs... not so much.
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Khw Member
Posts: 11139 From: South Weber, UT. U.S.A. Registered: Jun 2008
My upstairs stays pretty warm. The downstairs... not so much.
We keep our thermostat set at 70 during the day and 64 at night pretty much year round. In the winter we close all the upstairs vents and open the downstairs to let the heat rise. Summer we do the opposite and let the cold settle. Our bills winter (gas furnace) run about $160 combined winter and about $240 combined summer (1100-1200ish sq ft).
The biggest problem is the front wall.. the shortest wall. It is too thin, The entire thing moves when you open of close the door. Not much, but you can see it. Also the front wall has a plate glass window, 7 foot high and 6 foot wide. It leaks air like a bad tire, so does the door and every other window here... There is NO insulation in the front wall. The kitchen it always like an ice box. The laundry ... Well the laundry may as well be outside.. It is unbearably cold. Zero insulation and crappy windows... shoddy workmanship... jsut all in all a bad place. Sure glad I decided NOT to buy it!
My upstairs stays pretty warm. The downstairs... not so much.
Get some plastic and cover the windows on that wall that has so many leaks. If you have any incense sticks or smoke go around the wall and watch where the smoke moves.
Steve
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YEa.. looks like we will be doing the same thing. I had been having it at 73 when jsut the wife was home.. She is used to the cold and we turn it up to 75-76 when I got home at night.. then abck to 73 at bedtime.
Looks like 65-69 for us coming up.
There's your problem, right there. 75 degrees or higher is what I set my [i]Air Conditioner]/i] to. It's 61 degrees in my office as I type this. I kkep it so cold by flourescent lights have to warm up.
Man up. Buy a Snuggie!
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cliffw Member
Posts: 37753 From: Bandera, Texas, USA Registered: Jun 2003
Originally posted by 8Ball: More words... Condo, no yard.
Oh. Yeah, that sucks.
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Originally posted by 8Ball: I have exactly enough room for two riks and very strict rules for what is outside. I am only ALLOWED to store the wood in the overhang of my entryway.
I am glad I have not felt your pain. My home is my castle and I make the rules. Perhaps rent a 5X10 storage unit ?
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cliffw Member
Posts: 37753 From: Bandera, Texas, USA Registered: Jun 2003
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